Minneapolis Music Guide: April 6 – April 12, 2014
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APRIL 6: FIRST AVENUELocal Natives
We’ve mentioned Local Natives a few times. It would seem that the band is currently touring with Kings of Leon. Unfortunately, Kings of Leon refused to play Minneapolis, so with an open date, Local Natives decided to pick up this show … good thing too, because the 18+ show is now sold out.
Local Natives’ tour dates:
04/06/14 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
04/08/14 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
04/09/14 Austin, TX Stubb’s Bar-B-Q
04/10/14 Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell
04/11/14 New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center
04/12/14 Baton Rouge, LA Varsity Theatre
04/14/14 Fort Lauderdale, FL Revolution
04/16/14 Saint Petersburg, FL State Theatre
04/17/14 Jacksonville, FL Freebird Live
04/18/14 Knoxville, TN Bijou Theatre
04/19/14 Charlotte, NC Fillmore Charlotte
04/21/14 Asheville, NC Orange Peel
04/22/14 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
04/24/14 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
04/25/14 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre
04/26/14 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
04/29/14 Cologne, Germany Blue Note
04/30/14 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
05/11/14 Shaky Knees Music Festival
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Fanfarlo w/ Lilies On Mars
Fanfarlo recently premiered their new video for “Cell Song” at VEVO. The single is taken from their latest album Let’s Go Extinct, out now.
Fanfarlo is currently on tour, stopping by Minneapolis this Monday, April 7th, at the Triple Rock Social Club. Lilies On Mars, from London, is set to open up the show.
Tour dates:
04/07 – Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club
04/08 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
04/10 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
04/11 – Columbus, OH – Skully’s Music Diner
04/12 – Millvale, PA – Mr. Small’s Theatre
04/14 – Detroit, MI – Shelter
04/16 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
04/17 – Montreal, QB – La Sala Rossa
04/19 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
04/22 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
04/23 – Brooklyn, NY – Rough Trade
04/25 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
04/26 – Washington, DC – U Street Music Hall
Tycho w/ Gems
I remember seeing Tycho when they were in Minneapolis for their fifth time and I said it was a great turnout. I don’t have the numbers, but I wouldn’t be surprised if that show was sold out.
Tycho is back in Minneapolis this Tuesday, April 8th, in support of Awake, at a much bigger venue, First Avenue. Hopefully it’s big enough to accommodate all of Tycho’s fans.
Tour dates:
04/05/14 Fort Collins, CO Aggie Theatre
04/07/14 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room
04/08/14 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
04/09/14 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
04/10/14 Chicago, IL Concord Music Hall
04/11/14 Pontiac, MI Crofoot Ballroom
04/12/14 Toronto, ON The Hoxton
04/14/14 Montreal, QC Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre
04/15/14 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground
04/17/14 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
04/18/14 New York, NY Webster Hall
04/19/14 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
04/20/14 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
04/22/14 Charlottesville, VA Jefferson Theater
04/23/14 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle
04/24/14 Charlotte, NC Visulite Theatre
04/25/14 Orlando, FL The Beacham
04/27/14 CounterPoint Music & Arts Festival
04/28/14 New Orleans, LA Republic New Orleans
04/29/14 Houston, TX Fitzgerald’s
05/01/14 Austin, TX The Parish
05/02/14 Austin, TX The Parish
05/05/14 Albuquerque, NM Sister
05/06/14 Tucson, AZ Club Congress
05/07/14 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda
05/08/14 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda
05/10/14 Sacramento, CA Harlow’s Night Club
07/05/14 Wanderlust Aspen-Snowmass
07/31/14 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
08/01/14 Seattle, WA The Neptune
08/03/14 Wanderlust Whistler
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Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
I am really gutted that I won’t be able to see Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, due to a misfortunate schedule beyond my control.
Hopefully we can still cover the event for you, because W♥M love our modern soul music.
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings latest album is Give The People What They Want, so expect to hear a few numbers from that new album.
Tour dates:
04/04/14 Victoria, BC Alix Goolden
04/05/14 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
04/08/14 Groove-FM Jazz Winnipeg Festival
04/09/14 Minneapolis, MN State Theatre
04/11/14 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
04/12/14 Detroit, MI Majestic Theatre
04/13/14 Pittsburgh, PA Byham Theater
05/06/14 Paris, France Olympia
05/08/14 Munich, Germany Tonhalle
05/10/14 Berlin, Germany Astra
05/11/14 Oberhausen, Germany Turbinenhalle
05/13/14 Cologne, Germany E-Werk
05/14/14 Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso
05/16/14 London, United Kingdom Roundhouse
05/18/14 Brussels, Belgium Ancienne Belgique
05/19/14 Hamburg, Germany Grosse Freiheit 36
05/20/14 Copenhagen VEGA House Of Music
05/22/14 Helsinki, Finland Circus
05/29/14 Charlottesville, VA Jefferson Theater
05/30/14 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
05/31/14 Boston, MA House Of Blues Boston
06/05/14 London, ON London Music Hall
06/06/14 Toronto, ON Massey Hall
07/06/14 Hop Farm Festival
07/19/14 Forecastle Festival
08/20/14 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
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The Coathangers w/ Audacity
The Coathangers, the all-girls punk band, will be stopping by St Paul’s Turf Club, the same venue where we previously saw them open up for Guitar Wolf. Audacity (not to be confused with the popular audio editor) is set to open up the show on Thursday.
As we’ve previously mentioned, The Coathangers are currently touring in support of their album Suck My Shirt.
Tour dates:
04/04: Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ #
04/05: Belly Up Tavern – San Diego, CA #
04/06: Club Congress – Tucson, AZ $
04/09: Grinnell College – Grinnell, IA $
04/10: Turf Club – St. Paul, MN $
04/11: Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL $
04/12: The Bishop – Bloomington, IN $
04/13: Lager House – Detroit, MI $
04/14: Silver Dollar – Toronto, ON $
04/15: Divan Orange – Montreal, QC $
04/16: Great Scott – Boston, MA $
04/17: Baby’s All Right – Brooklyn, NY $
04/18: Mercury Lounge – New York, NY $
04/19: Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia $
04/20: Comet Ping Pong – Washington, DC $
04/22: Strange Matter – Richmond, VA $
04/23: Milestone – Charlotte, NC $
04/24: Pilot Light – Knoxville, TN $
04/25: The End – Nashville, TN $
04/26: Atlanta Mess Around @ 529 – Atlanta, GA
# – w/ The Black Lips
$ – w/ Audacity
Toadies w/ Supersuckers and Battleme
Emily is covering Toadies at First Avenue this Friday, April 11, 2014.
Toadies are currently in the middle of their “The Rubberneck 20th Anniversary Tour”, so I would not be surprise if every fan in the audience will be singing along.
Tour dates:
04/10/14 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
04/11/14 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
04/12/14 Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar
04/13/14 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
04/15/14 Louisville, KY Mercury Ballroom
04/16/14 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
04/17/14 Cincinnati, OH Bogart’s
04/18/14 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
04/19/14 Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop
04/21/14 Pittsburgh, PA The Altar Bar
04/23/14 Boston, MA Royale Nightclub Boston
04/24/14 New York, NY Irving Plaza
04/25/14 Asbury Park, NJ Stone Pony
04/26/14 Philadelphia, PA Theatre Of The Living Arts
04/27/14 Washington, DC Black Cat
05/07/14 Corpus Christi, TX Brewster Street
05/08/14 Helotes, TX Josabi’s
05/09/14 Houston, TX House Of Blues
05/10/14 Homegrown Music & Arts Festival
05/11/14 New Orleans, LA Tipitina’s Uptown
05/13/14 Nashville, TN Exit / In
05/14/14 Atlanta, GA Heaven At The Masquerade
05/15/14 Tampa, FL The Ritz Ybor
05/16/14 Fort Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
05/17/14 Lake Buena Vista, FL House Of Blues
06/12/14 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom
06/13/14 Brazos Nights
06/14/14 Austin, TX Stubb’s Bar-B-Q
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Dean Wareham w/ Advance Base
Dean Wareham (Luna) and Britta Phillips (the singing voice of JEM) will be stopping by the Turf Club in St Paul this Saturday. Since Wareham recently released his first solo self-titled album, I am going to assume he’ll be playing those new songs. We briefly mentioned Wareham and Luna on W♥M207: Britpop SXSW Extra Bonus.
Advance Base (Owen Ashworth, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone) will be opening up this 21+ show.
Tour dates:
04/04 – Washington DC – U Street
04/05 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
04/06 – Philadelphia, PA – Boot & Saddle
04/09 – Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern
04/10 – Ferndale ,MI – Magic Bag
04/11 – Chicago, IL – Old Town School of Music
04/12 – St Paul,MN – Turf Club